Scooter



G. M. A. KOSTER.

SCOOTER.

APrucA'rlon FILED AUG,24, 1920.

1,394,430. atented Oct. 18, 1921.

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GEORGE MAXIMILIAN ALEXANDER KOSTER, OF ECCLES, NEAR MANCHESTER,

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SCOOTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 18, 1921.

Application filed August 24, 1920. Serial No. 405,680.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE MAXIMILIAN ALEXANDER KOSTER, subject of the King of Great Britain, residing in Eccles, near Manchester, in the county of Lancaster and Kingdom of England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in and Relating to Scooters, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the present invention is to provide a scooter specially adapted for propelling the rider forward on ice, snow or frozen roads or-the like.

The scooter may be propelled by striking on the ground with one foot, the boot of which may be provided with a spiked sole or a sole provided with other suitable gripping devices, or a detachable member maybe provided for the boot, for instance a spiked strap or equivalent; the spikes project underneath the sole and prevent the foot from slipping.

Runners may be used which may consist entirely of metal or of smooth surfaced pieces of wood suitably shaped which may be provided with metal faces. Preferably the runners curve up sharply at the heel and gradually at the front or toe portion. The runners at the back may be connected to the under side of the footboard in the form of a narrow continuous strip which curves backward from the back point of attachment, then downward, then sharply curves forward with a more or less horizontal-either curved or straightsurface which curves upward and then back to be again attached to the footboard.

The invention is described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevation, and

Fig. 2 is a plan.

In these drawings, 1 is a base which may be constructed of wood and (or) metal having an upstanding portion 2 to which is secured a pin 9 engaging within a bracket 10 secured by bolts 11 to the steering post 3 having a handle 4.

A back runner or runners 6 are secured to the base pla-tel by means of bolts 7 and curves of the two blades are dissimilar, that is to say the points of contact 6 of the respective blades with the ice are not opposite each other. This arrangement is designed to prevent skidding.

In the drawings it will be seen that the runners consist of thin strips which may be conveniently made of steel or other metal adapted to engage the ice edgewise somewhat in the same manner as the blade of a skate. In the drawings, it will be seen that the end portions of the runners are twisted at right angles to the main portion so as to enable these end portions to be screwed on or otherwise attached to the base plate 1 and the steering post 3. It is possible, however, to secure the strips without twisting the ends to 90 if the ends are inserted in suitable slots within the base plate 1 and the steering post 3, but in this case the scouring bolts 7 and 8 will be at right angles to the position shown in the drawings. Clearly if desired a single sheet of steel or other suitable material may be employed in- I stead of a strip, and in this case the upper portion of the steel sheet may be secured within suitable slots as described.

I declare that what I claim is An ice scooter comprising in combination a platform steering head, a swivel connection between said platform and said steering head, a sheet metal runner ar- GEORGE MAXIMILIAN ALEXANDER KOSTER.

Witnesses:

F. J. ZALsEAs, EMIEL VAN Mnwmn 

